What I’m looking for #MSWL

I look for books that delight readers, that help inspire wonder and imagination, that foster deep empathy and compassion for our fellow human beings, that provide rich character representation of marginalized people groups, that take the reader on an adventure, that uncover fascinating stories from history’s footnotes, that explore issues of faith and how to apply Christ’s teachings to our own life, that celebrate women and the female experience, that ask nitty gritty questions and don’t settle for easy answers, that make people disappointed when they have to close the book and go to bed, and books that add a touch of magic to readers’ lives.

What I represent, in general:

Picture books

Middle grade

Young adult

Lifestyle/nonfiction

Christian Living/devotionals

PICTURE BOOKS:

A story set in the Pacific Northwest! Perhaps a lyrical ode to our trees + gorgeous environment?

NF in general. (I tend to veer toward interests in history/anthropology, but also love a good pop science book.)

About a volcano!

Magical feel without actually including magic (See The Night Gardener, The Bear and the Piano, The Antlered Ship for reference.)

Natural hair routine: a mother/daughter story

Pop science, or something peculiar that happens in nature

Foster family, adoption, or any sort of blended, non-traditional family structure

Muslim child/family

Jewish tradition

Refugee family

An #OwnVoices piece about a Native American legend from a tribe within Washington state (Especially something from the Puyallup Tribe, Maka Tribe or How Tribe.)

Lesser-known Christian tradition from a non-western country/culture

Martinmas lantern parade set in Sweden

Lesser-known holiday or cultural tradition

Food + cooking + recipes (making a family recipe)

Mental health issues

Glow worm!

Biography of a lesser-known woman in history (particularly a WOC)

Lesser-known woman of the Bible

A story from history’s footnotes

Cute + creepy (See Leo: A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett for reference)

Girls in STEM

Humor

Bilingual (esp. Spanish/English)

YOUNG ADULT:

Boarding school setting

A teenager with a personal project or mission

A teenager passionate about social justice

Horror/supernatural

Gothic setting

Anything CREEPY

Contemporary realistic fiction

Christian Fantasy

Historical fiction (or present day) exploration of how mental health issues are viewed in different cultures.

Christian YA novel feat. teenage girl wrestling with the discrepancies between what she reads in the Bible + what she hears preached from the pulpit

MIDDLE GRADE:

Historical fiction

Take me on an adventure! (Trends in PBs + YA are ever-changing, but when it comes to MG, MG readers wanting to go on an adventure seems to be an evergreen priority.)

LIFESTYLE/NONFICTION:

Books that tow the line between lifestyle and cookbook (books like Scandinavian Gatherings, Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break, How to Hygge, The Year of Cozy. etc.)

I’d especially love a lifestyle/cookbook based around a concept like Fika/Hygge, except from a non-Scandinavian culture.

Guidebook for how to live a fair trade lifestyle

Guidebook/workbook for self-care

Quirky/novelty gift books/coffee table books

Adult coloring book

Cookbooks (esp. single focus)

Photography books (especially would love something funny + clever, in the vein of The Art of Clean Up)

Drone photography book

Pop science/citizen science

Mental health

Pop psychology

CHRISTIAN LIVING/DEVOTIONALS:

Christian Living book with a social justice focus

Christian Living book that unpacks the goat + lamb parable in Matthew 25:31-46.

Devotional for dating couples

Devotional for women

Devotional for creatives

Devotional for someone with anxiety + depression (Important to note I see these as mental health issues, not sin issues.)